Update: Helix Ultimate 1.1 Comes With Most Requested Features

Helix framework has been the most loved and appreciated Joomla template framework in the history of Joomla. Helix Ultimate took the experience to a whole new level and helped rewrite the history. The secret behind this tremendous success is we care to provide everything that the users need. Today is another remarkable day when we are releasing a major update of Helix Ultimate.

The wait is over, now let's have a glimpse at the full changelog of Helix Ultimate v1.1

New: Progress bar to indicate the reading timeline

New: Purge button added to remove CSS cache and Sass files from the system

Reading Progress Bar

Helix Ultimate has been the base of numerous news and blogging platforms. With Medium on the rise, online blogging has got a new set of audience who are patient but like to know about how much time they are investing in reading an article. The new Reading Time Progress Bar feature does just that. If enabled, when any user is scrolling through a Joomla article, a bar will be on the top or bottom showing the reading progress. What's more exciting, you have controls for defining the line height, changing the color and setting its position. You’ll find the feature from Helix Ultimate > Blog > Details > Reading Time Progress Bar.

Related Articles

Another intriguing rather demanding feature for blog/news/magazine websites is showing related content to the visitors to keep them engaged with the platform. Showing related contents to new visitors can turn them into potential readers. Today's update brings this feature to Helix Ultimate. You’ll have the control over the view type, changing title and the number of related articles you want to show. You’ll find the feature from Helix Ultimate > Blog > Details > Related Articles.

Typography Responsiveness

Having the same font size across all devices will certainly break your website design. Setting different font sizes for different devices makes your site more responsive and more engaging to the user's eye. Today’s update brings global typography responsiveness setting for font size. You can access the settings from Helix Ultimate > Typography.

Other New Features

Let us not forget about the little new features that help Helix Ultimate be the best Joomla template framework. We have added a “Purge” button to CSS compression for removing previously stored cached files. We added social icon add/drop functionality and you can enable/disable their visibility on the blog page whenever you want to. The functionality to control module visibility on the body area of blog details page is introduced as well. You can also show/hide article tags on the blog listing page from now on.

Notable fixes that come with today's update

Along with all the new features released in today’s update, we have addressed a few known issues of Helix Ultimate. We solved the off-canvas dropdown visibility for menu heading and separator menu types. We fixed the positioning issue of rating and social icons. SVG image type support added for mobile logo. Broken image URL when CSS compression is enabled issue has been addressed as well. We have also improved the styling of the frontend “Edit” button and article format editing on frontend view.

The love and support we get from you for Helix framework is beyond imagination. Today’s update brings the most requested features and fixes. If you think we missed anything or like to have something new in Helix Ultimate, don’t forget to let us know in the comments below. Thanks for being with JoomShaper. Happy Developing.

Does the font size responsiveness apply to menu too? I often find the break points of the menu between desktop and mobile see the menu headings split over two lines, effectively breaking the navigation on certain screen sizes.

Hi Chirs, it's a major product update. We've gone from v1.0 to v1.1 with introducing some handy features and fixing a handful number of known issues. We have added a Purge button to make CSS cache management simpler by removing previously stored cached files so that you can see the changes instantly. We have addressed the image URL broken issue. We also introduced module enable/disable functionality so that the article list and article details page can handle modules separately thus making page speed faster. Hence we could say the product got a performance boost. Won't you agree?

Hi manager777ilya, I guess I can say the same as I did to Chris. It's a major product update. We've gone from v1.0 to v1.1 with introducing some handy features and fixing a handful number of known issues. We have added a Purge button to make CSS cache management simpler by removing previously stored cached files so that you can see the changes instantly. We have addressed the image URL broken issue. We also introduced module enable/disable functionality so that the article list and article details page can handle modules separately thus making page speed faster. Hence we could say the...

Hi manager777ilya, I guess I can say the same as I did to Chris. It's a major product update. We've gone from v1.0 to v1.1 with introducing some handy features and fixing a handful number of known issues. We have added a Purge button to make CSS cache management simpler by removing previously stored cached files so that you can see the changes instantly. We have addressed the image URL broken issue. We also introduced module enable/disable functionality so that the article list and article details page can handle modules separately thus making page speed faster. Hence we could say the product got a performance boost. Won't you agree?

Same issue here. I can confirm that the SmartSearch AUTO-SUGGEST feature does not work. The MenuItem/Component search input does NOT show any suggestions. But the MODULE search input does! By the way, the issue is also in previous release v1.0.5

Hello HDcms, I checked your request with the team and found out it's on the queue. The next update shouldn't take long hopefully you'll have it in there. Also, I was checking your forum post and the videocast has expired, could you please update it there? Thanks for your cooperation.

I tried this blog option Reading Time Progress Bar but nothing was shown. Is there any other adjustment I need to do besides the switch On the button in the Template options?
I would be also grateful for "related articles" instructions. Thanks & regards

Hi Ales, then I'm afraid it's not working only on your site. In that case I'd suggest if you have an active subscription please post the issue in detail on our Support Forum and one of our support engineers will be there to assist you.

Hi cmfionline, you see we have just updated the Helix Ultimate template. So all the features and fixes you see above are only available to Helix Ultimate. You'll have these functions to your template when your specific template gets update. We have wine corp on our template update list, so no worries you'll have it.

Thanks And yes it's in our plan. But there's a compatibility issue, adding Fontawesome 5 will break sites built with previous versions, so it's a tough call to make. However, we are considering it. We'll see what we can do.

Would have been nice if the option to switch off the Open Graph would finally work. Is an issue since 1.04.
After every update I have to change \templates\shaper_helixultimate\html\layouts\joomla\content\full_image.php
in line 16 : to
$og = $tplParams->get('og', 0);
Default is 1 and switching it off has no effect.

Yes, they are. You just need to turn on the feature by going to Joomla Backend > Extensions > Templates > (Select) your HU template > Template Options > Blog > Details > Turn on Related Articles.
The articles will become clickable automatically once you turn on the feature.

Hi Dieter, could you please check your inbox? One of our support engineers has contacted you regarding your issue. You need to re-create the error in order for him to come up with a solution. Thanks for your cooperation.

thank you for build this powerful tools.
i have a question:
i created a website with helix ultimate, and make a css class for one of the page.
but css class effected to all body of same page instead of component.
please guide.

Hi Amin, it seems you require support for this specific problem. Unfortunately, since you do not have any subscription I cannot recommend you to the forum. However, the Helix community is very helpful, you can post your problem there and I'm sure somebody will lend you a hand.

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